Good morning! In case some of you are doing some cool instructional gamification...
The ACRL Instruction Section (IS) Virtual Engagement Committee (VEC) is seeking 3–4 presenters for a lightning round/panel and discussion on innovative strategies for library instruction. This event will be held in either the last week of May or the first week of June. Accepted presenters will receive an honorarium.
Each presenter will have 10–12 minutes in a lightning-round/panel format to showcase their innovative approaches to library instruction. We encourage sharing actionable strategies and practical resources-such as teaching tools, learning objects, lesson plans, activities, or technology integrations-that others can adapt in their own contexts. After the lightning presentations, participants will join breakout rooms for 10–15 minutes to engage directly with presenters, ask follow-up questions, and dive deeper into specific ideas. This interactive structure ensures attendees leave with concrete takeaways and inspiration to transform their instructional practices.
We encourage proposals from speakers who will bring diverse perspectives through their personal and/or professional experiences, e.g. a variety of institution types, experience with diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, different amounts or types of career experience, representation from individuals from underrepresented backgrounds, etc.).
The Virtual Engagement Committee will review proposals anonymously and evaluate them using the following rubric. Please do not include identifying or institutional information in the proposal.
Proposal Form: forms.gle/bafCG3XkYf4B3uWw5
Submission Deadline: February 5, 2026
Notifications will be sent to applicants by March 6, 2026
Contact the ACRL IS Virtual Engagement Committee Chair, Delandrus Seales (delandrus.seales@gmail.com) with any questions.
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Amy Gillespie
Instructional Reference Librarian
Delaware Technical Community College
She/Her/Hers
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